Julius engel



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J. ENGEL.

NEGKTIE RETAINER.

No.393,101. PatentedNomZO, 1888.

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UNITED STATES JULIUS ENGEL, OF NEl/V YORK, N. Y.

NECKTlE-RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 393,101, dated November20, 1888.

Application filed May 22, 1888. Serial No. 274,758. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIUS ENG-EL, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at the city of New York, in the county and State of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Retainersfor the Bands of Neckscarfs, of which the following is a full,-clear,and exact specification, reference being had to the drawingsaccompanying and forming a part of the same.

My invention has relation to devices for holding the bands of neckscarfsin a proper position on the collar; and my improvement consists of aretainer for preventing the upward displacement of the band,whieh iscapable of being secured to the scarf or necktie band without the usualmeans of sewing the same to or within the band or clamping it thereon,its method of attachment being such that it can be introduced into theband without disturbing the finely-stitched edge thereof, all as will bemore fully hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, which clearly illustrate the novelfeatures of my improved retainer, Figure 1 is a perspective View of oneof my improved retainers, shown considerably enlarged; and Fig. 2 is anenlarged sectional view of the neckband, showing the retainer applied tothe band and collar.

Let A represent the neckband of ascarf or cravat, I) the collar, and c,in general, the device for holding the band in the proper position onthe collar and preventing it from rising upward at the backof the neck.The neekband A is formed with an outer strip, a, and an inner strip, a,the edges being turned in and united by stitching the two together inthe usual manner. The retainer 0, as construeted by my improvement, isadapted to be secured within the stitched hand without additional sewingand without clamping, both of which methods of attachments areobjectionable in a more or less degree. The retainer or holder 0 ispreferably formed out of a single flat strip of metal. This strip isfolded or doubled back on itself, one of its members serving as the hookon the outside of the band,which receives the lower edge of the collar,as shown in Fig. 2. The other member is formed so that it may be passedthrough the stitched seam of the band and be wardly turned spur or hook,h, whereby a tapering recess is formed on the edge and near the top ofeach prong. The short spurs or hooks h are made to spread out from theprongs, so that when the prongs areinserted between the turned-in edgesof the two strips which compose the band the spurs or hooks will be madeto adjust themselves between the outer strip, a, and its innerturned-down edge, which latter is held between the spurs or hooks andprongs, as shown in Fig. 2.

The prongs f f are made narrow enough to permit of their being insertedthrough the spaces between the stitches on the edge of the band.

In adjusting and securing the retainer on the band each prong isinserted in between a stitch on the seamed edge of the band and thenboth pressed down as far as the enlarged bend and the spurs or hooks hwill allow, when by a slight pressure, first on one side and then on theother, in an oblique direction, both hooks It may be sprung down betweenthe stitches and within the band, the enlargement in the bend causing aslight expansion of the seam to facilitate the insertion of the upturnedspurs or hooks. When the device is adjusted in the band, the spurs orhooks will be forced up so as to lie between the outer strip, a, and itsinclosed edge,where they will be held by the seamed edge, the reversedhooks locking the retainer in the band, so that it cannot be withdrawntherefrom without ripping the edge of the band.

Having now described my invention, 'What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters- Patent, is-

1. A retainer for the neckband of a scarf or cravat, formed of a stripof metal doubled or folded upon itself and having one of its men1-turned spurs or hooks on said prongs adapted bers provided. With theflat prongs and upto take over the inclosed seamed edge of the 10wardly-turned spurs or hooks on said prongs, band, substantially as setforth. 'as and for the purpose set forth. 5 2. A neckband-retainerconsisting of a strip of metal bent at about its middle,wi th anoutwardly-enlarged curve, and having one of its members bifurcated andprovided with up- JULIUS ENGEL. Witnesses:

OWEN MOMAHON, JAMEs HEARN.

